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Mutki
Mutki (Kurdish: Motkî, Armenian: Մոտկան, romanized: Motkan) is a town in Bitlis Province, Turkey. It is the seat of Mutki District. Its population is 2,294 (2021). The current mayor is Vahdettin Barlak (AKP).

Demographics

On the eve of the First World War, the kaza of Mutki had more than 70 settlements, with mixed Armenian–Kurdish populations. According to the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople, in 1914 there were 5,469 Armenians in 27 settlements of the kaza, with 26 churches, four monasteries, and one school.

Mother tongue, Mutki District, 1927 Turkish census
Turkish Arabic Kurdish Circassian Armenian Unknown or other languages
211 250 10,138 – 272 54
Religion, Mutki District, 1927 Turkish census
Muslim Armenian Jewish Other Christian
10,651 – – 1

The city is home to many crypto-Armenians. They formed the Mutki Armenians Solidarity Association (Mutki Ermenileri Sosyal Yardımlaşma ve Dayanışma Kültür Derneği).

Notable people

  • Zaro Aga, longest living Kurdish man (disputed)

References

  1. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  2. ^ Adem Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (PDF) (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 55. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Kaza Motkan / Modgan / Mudg / Mutki". Virtual Genocide Memorial. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  4. ^ İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  5. ^ Şafak, Yeni (2019-05-11). "Bitlis Mutki Seçim Sonuçları – Mutki Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-11-06.
  6. ^ Sertel, Savaş (2019-10-17). "1927 Genel Nüfus Sayımı Sonuçlarına Göre Bitlis'in Nüfus Fonksiyonları". Journal of Turkish Studies (in Turkish). 9 (4): 1015–1034. doi:10.7827/TurkishStudies.6687.
  7. ^ "Armenian massacres: Descendants emerge from the shadows in Turkey". The Telegraph. 2015-04-23. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  8. ^ Çetin, Fethiye (2015-12-15). "Çetin: The 'Secret' Known by All". The Armenian Weekly. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  9. ^ "Maratug'da dua ve halay". Agos (in Turkish). 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2023-09-17.

Sources

  • Toroslar, Ferman (2013). Sürgün: isyan ateşinden geçen Mutkili bir Ermeni aile: anı. Aras (in Turkish). İstanbul: Aras. ISBN 978-605-5753-37-5.


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